Curtain fixture



lllatented dan, lldtli Application :tiled dctober 3, 1921i,

To all ifi/icm 11mg/ concer/n,

Be it known that l, llVILLniM if. Bariatric, a citizenot the llnited Statesx residing` at lia Grange, in the county ot (loolr and. State oi? illinois, have invented certain new and useful lniprovements in Curtain Fixtures., ot. which the following a specication.

The invention relates to improvements in curtain xturee and hasespecial reference to supports i'or helical springs or so called curtain rods.

l@ne of the objects of `the invention is to provide an improved clip for supporting axially elastic curtain rod which will hold the rod spaced away from the window trim to permit the curtain to be'inoved freely be tween the rod and the trim.

Another object is the provision o'l' a clip that may be punched and 'formed -from a metallic strip without any waste ot material.

Other objects and advantages oft the in ventiou will become readily apparent, to per sons skilled in the art, from a consideration oi. the following; description when taken 'in conjunction with the drawings, wherein zmq Fig. l is a plan View of a strip showing outlines ott the ittinpgs.

lling. 2 is a side elevation thereoi.

Fig. 3 is a plan view ot the device made .trom the strip shown in Figs. l and f2.

ll" 4i is a side elevation thereof.

Fig. 5 shows the device applied to a window trim.

6 shows an apparent modiiication ln all the views the same reference characters are employed to indicate similar parts.

Fixtures or clips of a similar character to that herein disclosed have heretofore been made and used, but in such devices the hooks at each end of the structures have been in substantially the same longitudinal plane so that by their use the elongated helical elastic rod would lie so close to the window trim. that the curtain could not be placed between the trim and the rod without removing the rod from the clip, lin the present invention the hook, which supports the rod, is raised into a higher plane than the hook engages the trim to leave room between the former hook and the trim to contain the curtain.

dcrial lilo. 564,593,

The preferred form ot structure is cut from a strip oit metal i0 which is preferably as wide es the clip il. llilhen the clips are severed rom the strip two sharp points l2 are formed 'for the hool i3 to engage the edge oi' the window trim ifl lhese points are separated the full width oit the strip to render the device more stable to resist stress applied in a ",fertical plane. rlhe Sio-called rod ioi' use with which the clips are adapted consists oi. a closely coiled elongated spring coil l5 haviugjr a hook i6 on each o its enos 'for engagement with the hoolr l? oit the clip.

Thehoolr il' raised above the sea-ting),` Surface ot the clip sutliciently to space the rod l5 away from the trim lil, as shown in 3 to 6, inclusivej so that the curtainnl to be supported on rod l5, occupy said space and may extend to the iitting instead ot stopping at the inner edge of the trim as with similar devices in which the hook is raised directly 'from dat base that is in substantially the vertical plane as the outer face oit the trim.

rllhe points i2 on the hoolr i8 oi the preferred 'form are sharp and spaced apart to an extent to iiievent lateral movement ci the clip. They enter the outside edpje of the trim and are the sole means for holding;- the clip in plateu The resilience oil the rod or sprii if l5 maintains tension on the clips to hold. them in place.

The structures oit Figs. 3 to 6, inclusive, show the base part 'i8 which rests upon the window trinr and the parallel raised part 1l from which the hoolr is raised.

yllhe invention is especially concerned with the elevation ot the hook 17 above the base i8 oic the clip tor the purpose heretofore described and in the economy of its construction as shown in Figs. l to 4i, inclusive, in which there is no waste olf metal.

llavinp; describedl my invention what ll claim. as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent ierl. A curtain clip comprising a sheet metal structure with a hook having points to ennaee the edge of a window trim; a base plate, for contact with the tace ot the trim; la fiat portion the `clip parallel with the line; a lzil' mid-portier] elevate/(L from the remainder of the clip :1nd parallel therewith and another hook punched ont of a puri; of the mid-portion und npstunding thereon to Support :i rod.

In testimonyv whereof l scribed my nume.

TILLIAM C. BARRETT.

hereunto sullll 

